James Hardie Industries plc ADR [JHX] stock prices are up 4.49% to $23.51 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The JHX shares have gain 7.60% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.05%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
James Hardie Industries plc ADR [NYSE: JHX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 27, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and also revised its price target to $27.35 from $27.40. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on March 24, 2025. On March 24, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $45 on December 10, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight. Macquarie upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on May 21, 2024. In a note dated May 21, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
The stock price of James Hardie Industries plc ADR [JHX] has been fluctuating between $19.72 and $43.57 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $36.17 within the next 12 months. James Hardie Industries plc ADR [NYSE: JHX] shares were valued at $23.51 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 53.85% based on the average JHX price forecast.
Analyzing the JHX fundamentals
The James Hardie Industries plc ADR [NYSE:JHX] reported sales of 3.90B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -4.04%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.22 and Total Capital is 0.16. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.57.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 23.16 points at the first support level, and at 22.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 23.87, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 24.23.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that James Hardie Industries plc ADR [NYSE:JHX]’s Current Ratio is 2.18. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.67, while the Cash Ratio is 0.79. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.59, the price to book ratio is 4.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.40.
